Gdsfactory

- Add `via_stack_from_rules` [PR](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/1391)
- add `gf.fill.fill_rectangle_custom` which allows you to fill a region with a custom cell [PR](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/1392)

[6.54.0](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/1388)

- add gap parameter to via

[6.53.0](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/1387)

- better error messages for `delay_snake`

[6.52.0](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/1385)

- install rich, jupytext and klayout, by default with `pip install gdsfactory`
- logger.level = 'WARNING' by default
- gf --version prints version of all packages
- add `gf.config.print_version()` and `gf.config.print_version_pdks()`

- Allow to change the crossection of spiral_racetrack [PR](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/1384)
- Add sidewall tolerance [PR](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/1382)

- Fix Component.to_stl() [PR](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/1383)
- raise warning with uncached cells [PR](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/1381)
- improve STL export [PR](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/1380)
- allow choosing femwell solver in plugin [PR](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/1377)

[6.49.0](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/1375)

- install uses copy instead of symlink if symlink fails
- add gf.cross_section.rib_with_trenches
- use python instead of jupyter notebooks to build docs
- logger does not automatically print the version of the tool
- gf --version prints all plugin versions

- Transition does not inherit from CrossSection [PR](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/1366)
- Pin conda and add layer_offsets to via_stack [PR](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/1364)
- Rework Meep get_materials logic [PR](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/1361)

- Fix meep neff fdtd [PR](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/1359)
- make sure derived layers also work with Lumerical FDTD plugin [PR](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/1360)

- fix meep MPI [PR](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/1358)
- add Component.plot_widget() [PR](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/1356)
- Update S-parameter plotting [PR](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/1354)